Obituaries

Mr. John A. "Jack" DeLeire, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Lexington, at age 82.
John was born in Revere, one of four children of the late John A. DeLeire, Sr. and Catherine (Finnegan) DeLeire. Raised and educated in Revere, John entered the United States Army and served his country proudly as a Corporal during the Korean War. After receiving an honorable discharge, he began his...

Our sweet Daniel came into our lives for only a short time but changed us forever. Every beaming smile filled our hearts with overflowing joy. He taught his sister to hug and his parents to love the little things. He was the sweetest, most precious little guy that we have been privileged to meet. We thank God for the gift of his life!
Daniel Curtis Savukoski, passed from this life in the tender and loving arms of his parents on Wednesday,...

Mr. Russell C. Jenks, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Woburn on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at age 82.
Russell was born on March 11, 1932 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late Robert C. and Marion F. (Slocomb) Jenks. He was raised and educated in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose High School. In his youth, Russell enjoyed sailing and received his Liberal Arts Degree from the University of...

Mrs. SueAnne (Casterlin) Hayes, a resident of Stoneham, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, at age 67.
SueAnne was born on October 14, 1947 in Albany, NY, one of five children of the late Bruce L. and Dorothy (Uliano) Casterlin. She was raised in Winchester and Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School, and receiving her Bachelor's degree from Middlesex Community...

John C. Rice, Jr. a longtime resident of Melrose and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, December 12, 2014, at age 93.
John was born on April 15, 1921 in Boston, one of six children of the late John C. and Ellen (O'Brien) Rice. He was raised in Malden where he graduated from Malden Catholic High School and later attended Boston Teacher's College, and Northeastern University. John...

Mr. George L. Tura, longtime resident of Melrose passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose, at age 92.
Mr. Tura was born in Saugus, one of eight children of the late Charles and Mildred (Curtis) Tura. Raised and educated in Saugus, George was a proud veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served in the US Army, 778th Tank Battalion as a Tech Sergeant during WWII and in the US Air Force...

Mrs. Helen A. (Melchionno) Murphy, of Brooksby Village, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Putnam Farm in Danvers. She was 97.
Helen was born in Boston on March 6, 1917, one of seven children of the late Peter and Angelina Melchionno. Raised and educated in Revere, she and her late husband Frank settled in Melrose to raise their family. A homemaker, Helen dedicated her life to caring for her husband,...

Mr. Frank C. Waterhouse, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at age 103, on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
He was born in Old Town, Maine, one of three children of the late William and Clara (Cooper) Waterhouse. Raised in Old Town, Frank graduated from the University of Maine - Orono, where he was his class president, and also the first student band director. After graduation, he returned to Old Town as a Jr. High School...

Mrs. Florence (Mercer) Taylor, of Melrose and Malden, passed away peacefully at age 102 on Monday, December 1, 2014.
Florence was born in Chelsea, one of four children of the late Adam and Janet (Smith) Mercer. Raised and educated in Revere, Florence worked at John Hancock before settling with her family in Malden. A family woman, Florence was a faithful wife, dedicated mother, loving sister, and caring aunt. She looked forward to...

Raymond F. Driscoll, of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, November 28, 2014, at age 67.
Raymond was born on May 21, 1947 in Boston, one of five children of the late Raymond F. Driscoll and Barbara (King) Driscoll. Raised in the same house he raised his own children, Ray was a Melrose High School graduate and a longtime Melrosian. After graduating from high school, Ray enlisted in the United States Army in 1966 and would serve his...

Catherine E. (Doherty) Sellon, a resident of Melrose, and formerly longtime of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 22, 2014, at age 73.
Catherine was born in Charlestown on May 25, 1941, one of three children of the late Bernard J. and Catherine E. (Gorry) Doherty. Raised in Charlestown, she called Somerville home where she raised her family. With a strong work ethic, Catherine devoted much of her energy to her...

Mr. Philip L. Wadland, Sr., of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at age 93.
Philip was born in Melrose on August 22, 1921, one of three children of the late Henry J. S. Wadland and Elsie D. (Verry) Wadland. Raised in Melrose, Philip graduated with the Class of 1939 from Melrose High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and attended Boston University after receiving an...

Mr. Richard Wills, longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, and renowned architect and principal of Royal Barry Wills Associates, Inc. passed away peacefully in Boston on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at age 88.
Richard Wills was born in Melrose, MA on April 22, 1926, one of two sons of the late Royal Barry Wills and Marguerite (Waggett) Wills. He was a graduate of Melrose High School and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War...

Annette (Noe) Carpio, of Melrose and formerly of Revere, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at age 66.
Annette was born in Sicily, Italy on September 5, 1948, one of five children of the late Sebastian and Jiosapina (Riera) Noe.
She was the loving mother of Frank Esposito, Jr. and his wife Allie of Revere. Beloved sister of Santo Noe of Roslindale, Lena Saraceno of Danvers, Josie Lauria of Danvers, and Lucy Saia of Las...

Attorney John T. Cinella, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. John was 74.
John was born in Pittsfield on November 13, 1939, one of three sons of Mayflower descendents, the late Dr. John T. Cinella, and Jane (Clark) Cinella. Raised in Lee, John graduated from Lee High School and was the President of the Class of 1957. He was a three sport athlete, serving as co-captain of three...

Mr. Charles J. "Charlie" Comppen, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 58.
Charles, lovingly known as "Charlie" was born in Boston on August 14, 1956, one of five children of Marion (Lynch) Comppen of San Diego, CA and the late Charles Comppen. He was raised and educated in Dorchester, graduated from St. Kevin's Elementary School, and from Boston Technical School in Roxbury....

George Nelson Torrey, PhD, a resident of Ocala, Florida and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on October 22, 2014, at age 85.
George was born on October 4, 1929 in Rockland, Maine, son of the late George N. and Eva (Snow) Torrey. Raised and educated in Maine, he served his country proudly during the Korean War in the US Army. A career Professor, George received his BA and MA degrees from Suffolk University, and...

Mr. Richard A. "Dick" LeBlanc, a resident of Peabody and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at the North Shore Medical Center in Lynn, at age 87.
He was born in Somerville on October 2, 1927, son of the late Eli LeBlanc and Emma (Burbine) LeBlanc. Raised in Malden, he graduated from Malden High School and served his country in the US Army during World War II. On April 20,...

Mrs. Theresa "Terry" (Bailey) Lane, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield, at age 86.
Theresa was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 15, 1928, one of four children of the late James Bailey and Mary (Speckman) Bailey. She was raised and educated in Lancaster and met her future husband Martin J. Lane while dancing at a USO event. She and Martin moved to...

Allan F. "Aldo" Ray, Jr., Patrol Officer for Malden Police Department and a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Mass General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Aldo was 57.
Allan F. Ray was born on November 27, 1956 in Malden, one of two sons of the late Allan F. Ray, Sr. and Patricia (Shanahan) Ray. He was raised in Malden and graduated from the Northeast Regional Vocational School,...

Thomas A. Erickson, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was 72.
Thomas was born in Boston on February 12, 1942, one of three children of the late Frank Erickson and Louise (Baretta) Erickson. Raised and educated in East Boston, he received an honorable discharge for his service in the United States Air Force. Tom was an iron worker for several years and later...

Mrs. Margaret (Nanian) Talanian, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at home with her three daughters by her side on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at age 95.
Margaret was born in Hartford, Connecticut, one of three children of the late Hovsep Nanian and Zabel (Bedrosian) Nanian. She attended Malden High School and was raised above her family's grocery store, "Leo's Market" at 272 Broadway. Margaret enjoyed working in the...

Mrs. Barbara D. (Thomas) Wallace, a longtime resident of Medford, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at Winchester Hospital. She was 82.
Barbara was born on February 7, 1932 in Princeton, Indiana, one of five children of the late Paul and Minnie (Brown) Thomas. Raised in Princeton, Indiana, Barbara met her future husband during band practice at Princeton High School. She caught his eye as the drum majorette while he was playing...

Richard S. Weld, a resident of Brighton, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, September 19, 2014, at age 74.
Richard was born in Boston on May 20, 1940, one of four children of the late Frederick C. Weld and Anne D. (Sutton) Weld. Raised and educated in Lincoln, Richard worked for Honeywell for many years. He had a keen interest in technology with a great knowledge of computers and cars. An inventor, Richard was always on the...

Mrs. Barbara B. (Dunlap) Beck, a resident of North Andover, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at age 88.
She was born on December 21, 1925 in New Haven, CT, one of three children of the late Chester Dunlap and E. Louise (Berry) Dunlap. She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High School. She received a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Music from the...